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Review: Dungeons & Dragon Dating by Virginia McClain

February 4, 2025 by Isabelle Leave a Comment

Rating: 7.5/10

Synopsis

WHAT KIND OF DRAGON SENDS A BLIND DATE TO A CURSED FOREST?!

Quiet café owner Lyra Stranglevine knows that she’s too broken for romance. So, she never expected to wind up killing zombified bugbears with her Great Gram’s favorite sewing machine on a first date. And especially not with an adventure-hardened battle mage. Even if she is distractingly gorgeous…

Fire mage Kiara Mefysta DOES NOT date—no one deserves to have a partner who risks her life on a regular basis—and no “love dragon” matchmaking service is going to change that. But the curvy café owner who keeps descending from cursed vines like a sylvan goddess is seriously testing Kiara’s resolve…

One thing Kiara and Lyra both agree on, though, is having words with the tiny purple and green dragon who trapped them in this cursed forest to begin with. If they survive, that is.

Review

Dungeons & Dragon Dating sounded like the kind of light-hearted read I like to pick up to break up my more serious books. And this didn’t disappoint.

The setup and the adventure of the two narrating POVs was quite chaotic in a good way. I was prepared for this to not be entirely serious, which allowed me to look past some of the details that I usually prefer to be developed in more depth in a romance. Though I felt like the grumpy mage gave in a little easily to the lovey feelings, I did enjoy the characters getting to know each other better while trying not to die in the cursed woods they got stuck in together. The chaos and trouble switched back and forth between being really serious and really silly and showcased the strengths and weaknesses of the characters quite well.

Despite the silliness of the book, I also enjoyed having more serious moments related to mental health and memories of past experiences. It added a good balance to the story.

I really enjoyed the entire cast of the book. They all felt like they’d have interesting stories to tell and like they really belonged there. This was a fun first installation in this new series and I’m eager for more.

Filed Under: Action & Adventure, Dragons, Fantasy, Reviews, Romantic Fantasy Tagged With: Book Review, Books, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, fantasy romance, Romance, Self Published

About Isabelle

Isabelle, better known as Shaggy from The Shaggy Shepherd on social media, is a reviewer, proofreader, beta reader, and SFINCS founder. She enjoys fantasy, scifi, romance, and nonfiction the most but is up for trying just about anything. She also tries her hand at writing sometimes. Some of her favorite authors are Ryan Cahill, Stephanie Archer, and Megan E. O’Keefe. Originally from Germany, she’s spent half her life in the US but will be moving back home in a few years. Outside of books, she loves animals, sewing, tea, and nature.

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